The Upstart

Photos for MIPA 2016 Summer Camp

Students this week will be and have already experienced classes, speakers, sports and games this week. With a photographer in every corner, there is an opportunity to be photographed at […]

MIPA Cup: a breakdown of how to win it

Five summers ago, MIPA coordinators awarded the first MIPA Cup. Since then, classes have spent their week at MIPA competing to bring honor and glory to themselves, their classes and […]

Volleyball highlights MIPA-Palooza workshop

MIPA workshop participants played volleyball to try to win points for their respective classes during 2014’s MIPA-Palooza. IKE LEA / PHOTOS

Behind the Scenes at MIPA-Palooza

The MIPA camp is one of the most fun, unique, and educational camps I’ve ever been to. Everything is planned out and organized so well, you can’t help but think, […]

Competition for MIPA Cup title continues

The MIPA Cup Tournament has seen setbacks due to the weather. The competition adds up points for each class, or “team,” for participating in activities throughout the week. Each student […]

First round of MIPA volleyball tournament gets rained out

Rain canceled the first round of the popular MIPA workshop volleyball tournament, which was scheduled to begin on Aug. 4 prior to the students’ dinner hour. Students who participate in […]

Volleyball Day Two

Five teams are continuing on in the MIPA Cup Championship. Dean Hume’s “Newspaper Editors,” Ike Lea’s “Sports Photography,” The Upstart Staff, Randy Scott’s “Smile, You’re On Camera,” and Jeff Nardone’s […]

Previous MIPA volleyball champions share experiences

  First year campers quickly learned that activities such as the volleyball tournament are taken to the next level with the prize of the MIPA cup, rewarded at the end […]

MIPA 2012 Volleyball Tournament

Workshop classes go head to head to win the first MIPA volleyball cup. The competition is getting tougher as the bracket gets smaller.  slideshow by Emily Wolfe